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mR. bReWski says.......
| Beer Barrel Bed In the heart of Ostbevern, Germany, beer lovers will think they've died and gone to heaven. Weary travelers can lay their heads to rest in a bed carved out of a 19th century historic beer barrel at the Landhotel Beverland. The barrel comes from Pott’s, a local brewery, and was in use until 1995. There are three beer barrel-themed rooms in the hotel, and while each room sleeps four, only one of the beds is a barrel, which can be used as a single or double bed. The room also has a 32- inch flat screen TV, DVD player, and free internet. For just 20 Euros hotel staff will serve you breakfast in bed—er, barrel. And if that wasn’t enough barrel for you, there is also a beer barrel sauna on the property that seats 12 people. Guests can use the sauna for 10 Euros, provided they don’t mind the smell of hops. And when guests return to one of the beer barrel rooms, cold glasses of beer are waiting. (click pictures to enlarge) |
| You don't say..... The first six-pack of beer was produced by the Pabst Brewery in the 1940s. The brewery conducted numerous studies, which found six cans were the ideal weight for the average housewife to carry home from the store. ----------------------------- Universities in Europe and America from the 1300s through the 1700s had in-house breweries to provide beer to the students. Harvard had its own brew house in 1674 and five beer halls, each burned down by rioting divinity students. ------------------------------------ Beer wasn't sold in bottles until 1850. Beer lovers would visit their local tavern with a special bucket, have it filled and then begin the merry journey home. Beer in cans did not happen until the mid-1930s with Krueger beer. -------------------------------- The music for "The Star Spangled Banner" was derived from a British beer drinking song called "Anacreon". ----------------------- In 1116 BC, Chinese imperial edict stated that heaven required people to drink beer. ------------------------- The Egyptian pyramids were built on beer. Stonecutters, slaves and public officials were paid in a type of beer called 'kash' – which is where the word 'cash' originated. ---------------------- Flying Fish Brewery Company of New Jersey is ready to give Hurricane Sandy a big you know what with "F. U. Sandy," a hybrid wheat-pale ale inspired by the storm. ---------------------- One method of checking a beer’s quality is the way in which the foam adheres to the side of the glass after each sip. Beer connoisseurs call this “Brussels lace.” |
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| John Berryman Something has been said for sobriety, but very little." Dave Barry When I heated my home with oil, I used an average of 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity of beer." M.K.Fisher The chief reason for drinking a lot of beer is the desire to behave in a certain way, and to be able to blame it on alcohol." |
| Lydia Lynch “A well-made beer, properly chilled, has been more often my true friend than any two-legged creature.” Richard Harris "I often sit back and think, I wish I’d done that, and find out later that I already have." Ralph Waldo Emerson The secret of drunkenness is, that it insulates us in thought, whilst it unites us in feeling." |
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